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File Format: This file is an archive of compressed files for software installation.
File Name: aic7xxx-6.2.8-RH72.tar.gz
File size: 243.82 KB
Fixes & Enhancements
This aic7xxx version fixes the hang and PCI party error reported on PowerEdge 4600 when installing/running Red Hat Linux 7.2.
Supported Operating Systems
Installation instructions
Default Instructions for aic7xxx-6.2.8-RH72.tar.gz:
DOWNLOADING:
Download and save this file onto a floppy.
EXTRACTION:
FROM A LINUX SYSTEM:
1. Insert the floppy into the floppy drive and mount it
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
2. Change directory and untar the file
cd /mnt/floppy
tar -xvzf aic7xxx-6.2.8-RH72.tar.gz
cd -
3. Umount floppy
umount /mnt/floppy
USING WINZIP:
1. Open winzip
2. Click on Options and select Configuration
3. Deselect "TAR File Smart CR/LF Conversion" and click OK.
4. Right click on aic7xxx-6.2.8-RH72.tar.gz file and select "Extract
to.."
5. Select "No" when asked to decompress it to a temporary folder
6. Enter A:\ at the "Extract to:" box and click "Extract"
INSTALLATION:
To install Red Hat Linux 7.2 using the driver disk, download aic7xxx-
6.2.8-
RH72.tar.gz from http://support.us.dell.com. Untar it onto a floppy and
follow the steps below:
1. Boot your system with Red Hat Linux 7.2 CD 1
2. At the "boot" prompt, type "expert noprobe"
3. Say "Yes" when asked "Do you have a driver disk" and insert
the drive disk to the floppy drive
4. Choose a language, keyboard type, and installation method
5. Select "Add Device" when you get to "Devices" section
6. Select "SCSI" as "Device" type
7. Choose "Adaptec aic7xxx v6.2.8"
8. If you want to load other drivers, choose "Add device"
otherwise choose "Done" and continue with the installation.
9. At the end of installation but before exiting,
hit "Ctrl+Alt+F2" to go a bash shell terminal. At his command line
terminal, do the following:
chroot /mnt/sysimage
mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
zcat /mnt/floppy/modules.cgz | cpio -iumd
"ls /lib/modules" will display the kernels installed in
your system. For each of these kernels, do the following:
cp -f ./KERNEL_VERSION/aic7xxx.o
/lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/kernels/drivers/scsi/
where: KERNEL_VERSION could be 2.4.7-10, 2.4.7-10smp, 2.4.7-
10enterprise
/sbin/mkinitrd -f -v /boot/KERNEL_VERSION KERNEL_VERSION
If GRUB is your boot loader, skip to item 10. Otherwise, if
LILO is your boot loader, run "/sbin/lilo".
10. Hit "Alt+F7" or "Alt+F1" and complete the installation.